Investigation of the Characteristics of Ice Slurry Containing Antifreeze Protein for Ice Storage Applications

Autor:	Makoto Tanaka, Yasunori Kobayashi, Fumio Takemura, Mitsushi Ikemoto, Per-Erling Frivik, Akira Yabe, Kazuya Nakagomi, Svein Grandum
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	Materials science Adsorption Sea ice growth processes Chemical engineering Meteorology Ice crystals Antifreeze protein Mechanical Engineering Slurry Crystal growth Condensed Matter Physics Thermal energy storage Recrystallization (chemistry)
Zdroj:	TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series B. 63:1770-1776
ISSN:	1884-8346 0387-5016
Popis:	Ice slurry systems have recently attracted much attention in Japan for their ability to reduce electricity peaks caused by high energy-consumption by air-conditioners in the daytime. While conventional storage systems involve compact ice generation, these days ice slurry systems are introduced for transporting flowable ice in pipelines. Even though seveal methods for dynamic ice formation have been researched and developed, there are still problems related to the recrystallization of ice crystals for realizing long-term storage and long-distance transportation. Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) strongly influence ice crystal growth by adsorption to the ice crystal surface. In this paper. we present results from investigations of ice slurry made from an AFP solution, and of its thermophysical properties such as thermal storage and flowability characteristics, as well as the results from observation of crystal growth and ice slurry flow. For ice storage applications, the benefits of this additive are the ability to create well-defined crystal structures and the inhibition of recrystallization.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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